
Player Foundations
Supporting Worthy Causes
While the PFA is responsible for establishing community engagement as an essential part of the professional footballer's role, players also have a long tradition of independently supporting various causes.
Alongside the considerable charity work players carry out with their clubs, many players support additional fundraising activities for charities and other organisations. For some players, this passion for helping others leads to creating their own foundations, so they can offer more targeted support for issues and communities close to their hearts.
We support these remarkable individuals by offering expert guidance to all current and former players interested in setting up their own charitable foundation. This ensures all legal, compliance and organisational standards are met and that the players have all the tools in place to successfully tackle the issues they care about most.

Player Foundations

Zesh Rehman Foundation
The Zesh Rehman Foundation works for greater diversity across all levels of football and other sports, by challenging barriers and providing opportunities for people of every ethnicity, religion, ability or gender.

Foundation DB
Foundation DB raises funds and awareness for existing charities in the UK and India and helps their own supporters navigate the complex world of charitable giving.

Jermain Defoe Foundation
The Jermain Defoe Foundation supports homeless, vulnerable and abused children in Defoe's family’s home country of St Lucia.

James Milner Foundation
The James Milner Foundation focuses on the development, improvement and provision of opportunities in sports.

Jason Roberts Foundation
The Jason Roberts Foundation delivers a programme of wrap-around support including mentoring, life skills, education and training for young people.

Stein Foundation
The Stein Foundation delivers a variety of football activities to empower communities, with a focus on those that are disadvantaged or socially excluded.

Zesh Rehman Foundation
Set up by former QPR defender Zesh Rehman in 2010, the Zesh Rehman Foundation works for greater diversity across all levels of football and other sports, by challenging barriers and providing opportunities for people of every ethnicity, religion, ability or gender.

Foundation DB
Founded in 2016 by professional footballer and activist Danny Batth, Foundation DB raises funds and awareness for existing charities in the UK and India and helps their own supporters navigate the complex world of charitable giving. The foundation selects charities on the basis of sustainable societal impact, focusing on gender equality, health and wellbeing, education and peace.

Jermain Defoe Foundation
The Jermain Defoe Foundation was founded in 2013 by Rangers forward Jermain Defoe to support homeless, vulnerable and abused children in his family’s home country of St Lucia. The foundation works with other charities on the island to support and care for young people and has now expanded to support children and families in surrounding Caribbean Islands and the UK.

James Milner Foundation
The James Milner Foundation is a charity set up by Liverpool midfielder James Milner to promote healthy recreation for young people in the UK. The charity focuses on the development, improvement and provision of opportunities in sports, in particular football, rugby and cricket. The foundation also provides financial assistance to young people in need of support with health and education.

Jason Roberts Foundation
The Jason Roberts Foundation delivers a programme of wrap-around support including mentoring, life skills, education and training for young people. The foundation uses multi-sport activities to provide opportunities for at-risk youths and promotes exercise and team games for children, including those with physical and learning disabilities.

Stein Foundation
Set up by brothers and former players Brian, Edwin and Mark Stein, the Stein Foundation was created to honour their late parents by giving back to communities in the UK and South Africa. The foundation delivers a variety of football activities to empower communities, with a focus on those that are disadvantaged or socially excluded.

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